2024 GT World Challenge Australia

2024 GT World Challenge Australia

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Support series:
TCR Australia Touring Car Series
GT4 Australia Series
Australian National Trans Am Series

The 2024 Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia Powered by AWS was an Australian motor sport competition for GT cars. The series incorporated the "Motorsport Australia GT Championship", the "Motorsport Australia Endurance Championship" and the "GT3 Trophy Series". The Motorsport Australia GT Championship was the 28th running of an Australian GT Championship. This was the first season of the championship being solely managed by the SRO Motorsports Group. ^[1] The season began on 18 February at the Bathurst 12 Hour at Mount Panorama Circuit and ended on 10 November, also at Mount Panorama Circuit. ^[2]

Calendar

The provisional seven-race calendar was released on 2 November 2023 with all rounds taking place in Australia. ^[2] The calendar was finalized on 9 May 2024, alongside the announcement of the GT Festival, the first-ever event promoted by SRO Motorsports Australia. ^[3]

Round	Event	Circuit	City / State	Date	Map
End. 1	Repco Bathurst 12 Hour [4]	Mount Panorama Circuit	Bathurst, New South Wales	16–18 February	Bathurst Phillip Island Tailem Bend Ipswich Eastern Creek
1	Ford Mustang 60 Years Race Phillip Island [5]	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	Phillip Island, Victoria	12–14 April
2	Race Tailem Bend [5]	The Bend Motorsport Park (West)	Tailem Bend, South Australia	31 May–2 June
3	Eventelec Race Queensland [5]	Queensland Raceway	Ipswich, Queensland	2–4 August
4	GT Festival [6]	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	Phillip Island, Victoria	23–25 August
End. 2	ColorSpec Race Sydney [5]	Sydney Motorsport Park	Eastern Creek, New South Wales	18–19 October
5	Supercheap Auto Bathurst International [5]	Mount Panorama Circuit	Bathurst, New South Wales	8–10 November

Entry list

The winning Ferrari 296 GT3 driven by Liam Talbot and Chaz Mostert.

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Class Rounds Arise Racing GT [7] [8] Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 1 Chaz Mostert [9] PA All Liam Talbot [9] 8 Jaxon Evans [9] PA All Elliott Schutte [9] Grove Racing [10] [N 1] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 4 Brenton Grove [10] PA 1, 3–5 Stephen Grove [10] Melbourne Performance Centre [11] [12] [13] [N 2] Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 7 Brendon Leitch [14] PA All Tim Miles [14] 9 Marc Cini [15] Am All 22 Ash Samadi [13] Am All 87 Will Brown [16] PA All Brad Schumacher [16] 88 Steve Brooks [17] PA 2 Nick McBride [17] 181 Renee Gracie [18] PA All Paul Stokell [18] Volante Rosso Motorsport [19] [20] [N 3] Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 14 Alex Gardner [21] PA 3–4 Ben Porter [21] 3 Ross Poulakis [22] 4 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 34 Chris Batzios [20] Am3 PA4 3–4 Ross Poulakis [20] 3 David Brabham [23] 4 Black Wolf Motorsport [24] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 16 Ben Schoots [24] Am All Shane Woodman [24] Car Collection Motorsport [25] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 21 Alex Fontana [25] PA 5 'Hash' [25] Tony Bates Racing [24] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 24 Tony Bates [24] Am 1 KMB Motorsport [24] Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin AM28 5.9 L V12 38 Valentino Astuti [26] T All Michael Bailey [24] 1 Darren Currie [27] 2–4 Liam Dunn [28] 5 Tigani Motorsport [29] [30] [N 4] Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 44 Sergio Pires [31] Am 1–2, 4–5 Marcel Zalloua [31] 1–2, 4 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 47 James Koundouris [30] Am All Theo Koundouris [30] 66 Paul Lucchitti [31] PA All Jayden Ojeda [31] RAM Motorsport [32] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 45 Mike Sheargold [32] Am All Garth Walden [32] Stephen Coe Racing [25] Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari F136 F 4.5 L V8 56 Stephen Coe [25] T 5 Team BRM [33] [N 5] Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 81 Alex Peroni [33] PA All Mark Rosser [33] Wall Racing [34] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 93 Tony D'Alberto [34] PA 2 Adrian Deitz [34] 111 Racing [25] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 111 Darren Currie [25] Am 5 Grant Donaldson [25] Scott Taylor Motorsport [35] Porsche 997 GT3-R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 222 Paul Morris [35] T 3–4 Scott Taylor [35] Triple Eight Race Engineering [36] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 888 Declan Fraser [36] PA All Peter Hackett [36]

Icon Class PA Pro-Am class Am Am class T Trophy

Race results

Bold indicates overall winner

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Pro-Am winners	Am winners	Trophy winners	Ref.
1	R1	Phillip Island	No. 8 Arise Racing GT [N 6]	No. 1 Arise Racing GT	No. 44 Valmont Racing	No. 38 KMB Motorsport	Report
			Jaxon Evans Elliott Schutte	Chaz Mostert Liam Talbot	Sergio Pires Marcel Zalloua	Valentino Astuti Michael Bailey
	R2		No. 1 Arise Racing GT	No. 7 Dayle ITM	No. 22 Team MPC	No. 38 KMB Motorsport	Report
			Chaz Mostert Liam Talbot	Brendon Leitch Tim Miles	Ash Samadi	Valentino Astuti Michael Bailey
2	R1	The Bend (West)	No. 87 Shaw & Partners / Kelso Electrical	No. 888 Triple Eight Race Engineering	No. 44 Valmont Racing	No. 38 KMB Motorsport	Report
			Will Brown Brad Schumacher	Declan Fraser Peter Hackett	Sergio Pires Marcel Zalloua	Valentino Astuti Darren Currie
	R2		No. 8 Arise Racing GT	No. 87 Shaw & Partners / Kelso Electrical	No. 45 RAM Motorsport	No. 38 KMB Motorsport	Report
			Jaxon Evans Elliott Schutte	Will Brown Brad Schumacher	Mike Sheargold Garth Walden	Valentino Astuti Darren Currie
3	R1	Queensland	No. 87 Shaw & Partners / Kelso Electrical	No. 81 Team BRM	No. 16 Black Wolf Motorsport	No. 222 Scott Taylor Motorsport	Report
			Will Brown Brad Schumacher	Alex Peroni Mark Rosser	Ben Schoots Shane Woodman	Paul Morris Scott Taylor
	R2		No. 66 Realta	No. 87 Shaw & Partners / Kelso Electrical	No. 45 RAM Motorsport	No. 38 KMB Motorsport	Report
			Paul Lucchitti Jayden Ojeda	Will Brown Brad Schumacher	Mike Sheargold Garth Walden	Valentino Astuti Darren Currie
4	R1	Phillip Island	No. 1 Arise Racing GT	No. 1 Arise Racing GT	No. 44 Valmont Racing	No. 222 Scott Taylor Motorsport	Report
			Chaz Mostert Liam Talbot	Chaz Mostert Liam Talbot	Sergio Pires Marcel Zalloua	Paul Morris Scott Taylor
	R2		No. 1 Arise Racing GT	No. 8 Arise Racing GT	No. 45 RAM Motorsport	No. 222 Scott Taylor Motorsport	Report
			Chaz Mostert Liam Talbot	Jaxon Evans Elliott Schutte	Mike Sheargold Garth Walden	Paul Morris Scott Taylor
5	R1	Bathurst	No. 1 Arise Racing GT	No. 87 Shaw & Partners / Kelso Electrical	No. 44 Valmont Racing	No. 38 KMB Motorsport	Report
			Chaz Mostert Liam Talbot	Will Brown Brad Schumacher	Sergio Pires	Valentino Astuti Liam Dunn
	R2		No. 7 Dayle ITM [N 7]	No. 81 Team BRM	No. 44 Valmont Racing	No. 56 Stephen Coe Racing	Report
			Brendon Leitch Tim Miles	Alex Peroni Mark Rosser	Sergio Pires	Stephen Coe

Championship standings

Scoring system

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	Pole
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	1

Drivers' championship

Pos. Driver Team PHI BEN QUE PHI BAT Points Pro-Am 1 Chaz Mostert Liam Talbot Arise Racing GT 1 4 2 2 10 4 1 2 2 3 174 2 Will Brown Brad Schumacher Shaw & Partners / Kelso Electrical 3 3 4 1 Ret 1 5 8 1 6 143 3 Jaxon Evans Elliott Schutte Arise Racing GT 2 7 3 3 4 6 9 1 6 4 126 4 Declan Fraser Peter Hackett Triple Eight Race Engineering 5 5 1 6 8 3 3 6 9 2 121 5 Alex Peroni Mark Rosser Team BRM 12 Ret 7 5 1 16 2 4 4 1 116 6 Brendon Leitch Tim Miles Dayle ITM 4 1 5 4 3 2 14 12 3 9 112 7 Paul Lucchitti Jayden Ojeda Realta 7 2 8 8 2 5 Ret Ret 7 7 75 8 Renee Gracie Paul Stokell OnlyFans 9 6 6 Ret Ret 7 6 5 8 5 60 9 Brenton Grove Stephen Grove Grove Racing 6 [N 8] WD Ret WD 4 3 5 8 41 10 Steve Brooks Nick McBride Team MPC 9 7 8 11 Chris Batzios David Brabham Harrolds Racing 13 11 6 12 Alex Gardner Volante Rosso Motorsport WD WD 11 Ret 4 13 Ross Poulakis Volante Rosso Motorsport 11 Ret 4 14 Tony D'Alberto Adrian Deitz Wall Racing 11 10 3 15 Alex Fontana 'Hash' Car Collection Motorsport 11 12 2 Ben Porter Volante Rosso Motorsport WD WD Am 1 Mike Sheargold Garth Walden RAM Motorsport 10 13 13 11 7 8 8 7 12 11 192 2 Sergio Pires Valmont Racing 8 Ret 10 Ret 7 14 10 10 137 3 James Koundouris Theo Koundouris Supabarn Supermarkets 11 10 12 12 6 11 12 9 Ret WD 130 4 Ben Schoots Shane Woodman Black Wolf Motorsport Ret WD 14 13 5 13 10 Ret 13 13 109 5 Ash Samadi Team MPC Ret 8 16 14 12 9 16 10 16 Ret 106 6 Marcel Zalloua Valmont Racing 8 Ret 10 Ret 7 14 87 7 Marc Cini Hallmarc 13 11 15 Ret Ret 14 15 13 15 15 86 8 Chris Batzios Ross Poulakis Harrolds Racing 11 12 24 9 Darren Currie Grant Donaldson 111 Racing 17 14 20 10 Tony Bates Tony Bates Racing Ret 9 18 Trophy Valentino Astuti KMB Motorsport 14 12 17 9 Ret 10 Ret 16 14 Ret Darren Currie KMB Motorsport 17 9 Ret 10 Ret 16 Michael Bailey KMB Motorsport 14 12 Paul Morris Scott Taylor Scott Taylor Motorsport 9 15 17 15 Liam Dunn KMB Motorsport 14 Ret Stephen Coe Stephen Coe Racing Ret 16 Pos. Driver Team PHI BEN QUE PHI BAT Points

Key Colour Result Gold Race winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Disqualified (DSQ) Excluded (EX) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Withdrew (WD) Blank Did not participate Bold – Pole position Italics – Fastest lap

See also

• 2024 British GT Championship
• 2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
• 2024 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
• 2024 GT World Challenge Asia
• 2024 GT World Challenge America
• 2024 Intercontinental GT Challenge

Notes

1. Car No. 4 is supported by Earl Bamber Motorsport.
2. Car No. 7 entered as Dayle ITM, car No. 9 entered as Hallmarc, car No. 22 entered as Team MPC, car No. 87 entered as Shaw & Partners / Kelso Electrical, car No. 88 entered as Team MPC and car No. 181 entered as OnlyFans.
3. Car No. 34 entered as Harrolds Racing.
4. Car No. 44 entered as Valmont Racing, car No. 47 entered as Supabarn Supermarkets and car No. 66 entered as Realta.
5. Car No. 81 entered as Team BRM ACM Finance
6. Liam Talbot was quickest in Qualifying 2, which decided the grid for Race 1, but received a five-place grid penalty for speeding in pit lane, promoting Elliott Schutte to pole position. Chaz Mostert and Talbot did keep the bonus point for pole position.
7. Chaz Mostert was quickest in Qualifying 1, which decided the grid for Race 2, but was disqualified for exceeding the maximum boost permitted, which is a breach of the Balance of Performance, promoting Brendon Leitch to pole position. Mostert and Liam Talbot did not keep the bonus point for pole position, but it went to Leitch and Tim Miles instead.
8. Brenton Grove was forced to do the race by himself, as his father Stephen got the flu. Brenton as a solo driver was effectively a Pro-Pro entry, making him ineligible for Pro-Am points.

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External links

• Official website